Celebrating All Kinds Of Fathers

Fathers have all kinds of interests and hobbies. I wanted to find a way to celebrate all of the interests a father might have. Everything used has been either thrifted or repurposed for this project.

I started this project with bottle caps that I painted white. I used Rust-oleum paint so that it would adhere to both the metal and plastic inside the bottle caps.

While these were drying, I painted a wooden 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" frame with acrylic paint and sanded the edges once it was dry. Because the bottle caps would be white, I chose a dark piece of scrapbooking paper for the background. I trimmed it to size and placed it behind the glass and assembled the frame.

When the bottle caps were dry, I glued these directly onto the front of the glass.

The fun part was gathering little icons of things that reminded me of my father. The star represents both his military career as well as the fact that he was the guiding star in my life. He was also a DIY kind of guy as well as a car guy. He enjoyed gardening and taught me to enjoy the outdoors.

This project made me stop and think about the many interests that my father had. Go For Broke Dad!

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